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"How much does traveling cost?"
Cost of living(rent, utilities, data/wifi, groceries) is $500 USD per month for most countries, $1000 for most others.
"Health care and insurance?"
Health care and insurance abroad are both pennies on the US dollar for the highest quality of medical care
"What about visas?"
You usually don't need them; when necessary, visas are almost all entirely online: a fifteen minute e-form and nominal fee offset in your first day by the drastically lower cost of living abroad.
"How do you make money while abroad?"
Any job that nets you $500+ a month works. There are almost 2 billion English students globally right now, so native English speakers have lucked into a guaranteed job on or offline.
"What qualifications do I need as an English teacher?"
Some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.
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I rented a campervan in Iceland and the campgrounds are frequent and not very expensive. The problem is that they're very crowded so there is literally zero solitude at least where we wandered. It stinks that you can't just drive down a dirt road and pick a spot away from the crowds like in the US but it was still awesome.
Interesting about the crowds, i think of Iceland as giant and barren.
Are there many forests?
Iceland is not very big. It's about the same size as Ohio in the US. There are also very few trees. Plenty of open space but not many trees. It seems like the best way to beat the crowds is to wander off the beaten path in an off road capable vehicle but our van was not allowed on those "roads".
That's definitely mercator-map brain on my side, thanks!
The vehicle restrictions are really good to know about, was your van too wide for the roads?
No it wasn't about the size, it was because the van didn't have 4wd or high clearance. The off-road "roads" I believe are called F roads if I remember correctly and the Icelandic government doesn't allow normal vehicles to drive on them.
Got it, thanks!